Applying shaken procedures to legacy protocols

Abstract

In one embodiment, a network interface is operable to receive a communication request over a communication link of a radio access network. A processor communicatively coupled to the network interface receives the communication request from a first networked device over a communication link of a radio access network via a first communication protocol. The communication request comprises caller information. The processor then verifies caller information and obtains an authenticator, associated with the caller information, that indicates the communication request is authorized to be routed to a second networked device. The second networked device is configured to receive communications via a second communication protocol.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. An apparatus, comprising:
 a network interface operable to receive a communication request over a communication link of a radio access network; and 
 a processor communicatively coupled to the network interface and operable to:
 receive the communication request from a first networked device over the communication link of the radio access network via a first communication protocol, wherein the communication request comprises caller information; 
 authenticate the caller information; 
 after authenticating the caller information, generate an authenticator, associated with the caller information, that indicates the communication request has been authenticated to be routed to a second networked device, wherein the second networked device is configured to receive communications via a second communication protocol; 
 store the authenticator; 
 after generating the authenticator, transmit the communication request; 
 receive a verification request from a network; and 
 transmit the authenticator to the network in response to the verification request. 
 
 
     
     
       2. The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein obtaining an authenticator comprises generating the authenticator. 
     
     
       3. The apparatus of  claim 2 , wherein generating the authenticator comprises applying one or more policy rules to the communication request. 
     
     
       4. The apparatus of  claim 2 , wherein the authenticator is generated in response to a certificate management and validation procedure for cryptographic authentication. 
     
     
       5. The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein obtaining an authenticator comprises receiving the authenticator as part of a certificate management and validation procedure for cryptographic authentication. 
     
     
       6. The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the processor is further operable to transmit the communication request in response to the authenticator indicating that the communication request is authorized to be routed to a second networked device. 
     
     
       7. The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the verification request is received via the second communication protocol. 
     
     
       8. The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the processor is further operable to:
 convert the communication request for transmission via the second communication protocol; and 
 transmit the communication request. 
 
     
     
       9. Non-transitory computer readable medium comprising logic, the logic, when executed by a processor, operable to:
 receive a communication request from a first networked device over a communication link of a radio access network via a first communication protocol, wherein the communication request comprises caller information; 
 authenticate the caller information; 
 after authenticating the caller information, generate an authenticator, associated with the caller information, that indicates the communication request has been authenticated to be routed to a second networked device, wherein the second networked device is configured to receive communications via a second communication protocol; 
 store the authenticator; 
 after generating the authenticator, transmit the communication request; 
 receive a verification request from a network; and 
 transmit the authenticator to the network in response to the verification request. 
 
     
     
       10. The non-transitory computer readable medium of  claim 9 , wherein obtaining an authenticator comprises generating the authenticator. 
     
     
       11. The non-transitory computer readable medium of  claim 9 , wherein obtaining an authenticator comprises receiving the authenticator as part of a certificate management and validation procedure for cryptographic authentication. 
     
     
       12. The non-transitory computer readable medium of  claim 9 , wherein the verification request is received via the second communication protocol. 
     
     
       13. The non-transitory computer readable medium of  claim 9 , wherein the logic is further operable to:
 convert the communication request for transmission via the second communication protocol; and 
 transmit the communication request. 
 
     
     
       14. A method, comprising:
 receiving a communication request from a first networked device over a communication link of a radio access network via a first communication protocol, wherein the communication request comprises caller information; 
 authenticate the caller information; 
 after authenticating the caller information, generate an authenticator, associated with the caller information, that indicates the communication request has been authenticated to be routed to a second networked device, wherein the second networked device is configured to receive communications via a second communication protocol; 
 store the authenticator; 
 after generating the authenticator, transmit the communication request; 
 receive a verification request from a network; and 
 transmit the authenticator to the network in response to the verification request. 
 
     
     
       15. The method of  claim 14 , wherein obtaining an authenticator comprises generating the authenticator. 
     
     
       16. The method of  claim 15 , wherein generating the authenticator comprises applying one or more policy rules to the communication request. 
     
     
       17. The method of  claim 15 , wherein the authenticator is generated in response to a certificate management and validation procedure for cryptographic authentication. 
     
     
       18. The method of  claim 14 , wherein obtaining an authenticator comprises receiving the authenticator as part of a certificate management and validation procedure for cryptographic authentication. 
     
     
       19. The method of  claim 14 , further comprising:
 transmitting the communication request in response to the authenticator indicating that the communication request is authorized to be routed to a second networked device. 
 
     
     
       20. The method of  claim 14 , wherein the verification request is received via the second communication protocol. 
     
     
       21. The method of  claim 14 , further comprising:
 converting the communication request for transmission via the second communication protocol; and 
 transmitting the communication request.